On weekdays I provide essential and informative travel tips, with a different subject each day!
Today’s Working Wednesdays is as recent as a “WW” on Don’t Stop Living has ever been, as it happened last week on Friday 21st June 2013. Having been based in Hong Kong for the last two years or so of my nomadery, this has seen me take on about 5 or 6 different jobs, the Read more about Working Wednesdays: K3 Graduation Picnic and Day of Sightseeing on Hong Kong Island[…]
I love the diversity of my World Travellers Series on here and hope you enjoy reading them, having featured Turner Barr just yesterday, I’m back with another one tonight! From friends, to bloggers, to travellers, to nomads, to lifestyle designers to AUTHORS. Yes today we meet Anthony Karakai, who is an author as well as Read more about World Travellers: Anthony Karakai – Traveller, Writer, Vagabond[…]
One of my favourite things about travelling is the FREE stuff you can get. I’ve worked in lots of jobs which had FREE food, drink and other things. As an employee, it is important to milk free stuff from your company while still enjoying your work and being a professional employee. Even if it’s not Read more about Monday’s Money Saving Tips: Work Freebies!!![…]
The latest in my series of world travellers is with Turner Barr, a man who most definitely doesn’t do things “by the book”, a nomad in the truest sense of the word, and a “jack of all trades” as his passionate website “Around the World in 80 Jobs” clearly shows. That’s right – Turner Barr Read more about World Travellers: Turner Barr of Around the World in 80 Jobs[…]
I love my beers when I travel. It’s my relaxation drink and the one where I sit and think to myself “life is good”, especially if I’m on a bus, train or in a hostel after a day of sightseeing. I love a beer. Be it pint, can or bottle. You might have read that if Read more about Travel Collectables: Beer Bottle Tops From Around the World[…]
I lived out one of my childhood dreams last week by visiting the city of Chongqing (in China) and seeing the Yangtze River for the first time. It was totally inspirational and lived up to all expectations. It was actually one of my favourite backpacking trips in years. The city of Chongqing is phenomenal and Read more about Crossing the Yangtze River on the Chongqing Cable Car, China[…]
What is Chipa? Actually don’t answer that, let’s start with a “What is Paraguay?” Well you’ll never really know unless you go there, so I went there. As I caught a local bus across the border from Brazil (Foz do Iguacu to Ciudad del Este) I did ponder on why I was going there. But Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Chipa in Paraguay🇵🇾[…]
I ain’t written about Colombia for a long long time and sadly, the way life goes I wasn’t there for a long long time. One thing I have to say is that of all the people I have been pleasured to meet on this planet, one man will forever stand out. My Colombian mate Julio Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Drinking Aguardiente in Guasca, Colombia[…]
I’ve loved writing for as long as I can remember. I’ve also loved football for as long as I can remember. Put the two of them together and it was obvious that I was going to do some football writing at some point. Or in my case, at many points and a LOT of football Read more about Working Wednesdays: Writing for “Happy Days” Football Magazine[…]
Over the years of travelling, I have missed flights, buses, tours, trains etc. all because I was in a big rush, slept in, or more realistically because I didn’t know what time it was. Knowing what time it is is an important part of travel so enter another edition of Tuesday’s Travel Essentials. Obviously with Read more about Tuesday’s Travel Essentials: Knowing What Time It Is[…]